Comparison of biomechanical effects of small-incision lenticule extraction and laser in situ keratomileusis: Finite-element analysis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 971-980

  Sinha Roy, Abhijit ^a   Dupps Jr , William J ^a,b   Roberts, Cynthia J ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INCISION; KERATOMILEUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOPIA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84901402970     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.08.065     Document Type: Article

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